A satisfied mind

Porter Wagoner died on Sunday in Nashville at the age of 80. He had an illustrious career as a country western performer. In addition to his fabled partnership with Dolly Parton, Wagoner was a talented songwriter and performer in his own right. The colorful New York Times obituary recalls the dissolution of his partnership with Parton:

After Ms. Parton left his show in 1974, there were lawsuits and countersuits between the two in a six-year legal tangle over business interests that produced not a few tabloid headlines. One reported that Mr. Wagoner